Ahnasha had a difficult time answering at first. She stepped onto the deck, then leaned against the railing beside Janius as she looked out over the docks, towards the city. Closing her eyes, she released a deep breath. "I don't know, honestly. It was better than it could have been, not as good as I wish it had. They were shocked and angry at first, of course, but they did forgive me. That much, at least, is good. I was able to talk to my family again, to...laugh with them, to catch up with everything that has happened. My brother, he finally has a fiance: an Argonian woman who he is going to open a restaurant with. They were able to meet their grandson for the first time, and to learn that I am alive, safe, and...happy."

Turning her head, Ahnasha looked to Janius nervously. Her eyes were red, and the fur beneath them moistened by her tears. The normal confidence she carried did not seem to be with her in the slightest. "But...I couldn't tell them everything. There were certain things I had to keep secret, so we lied. We had to grow those lies, and now we are going to have to maintain that illusion. I'm worried about the future, and what will happen if they find out. They are giving me a second chance, but I don't know if I'll get a third."